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Nov. 2, 1937. s; REICH 2,097,893

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Samuel Yale/z BY ATTO EY.

Patented Nov. 2, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER Samuei- Reich, New York, N. Y.

Application November 22, 1935, Serial No. 51,049

This invention relates to improvements in containers, being directed to paper cups of the nesting type.

Broadly, it is an object of this invention to provide a handle in conjunction with apaper cup,

which is formed so as to nest with the cup to permit packing and vending of the same in a minimum of space.

Another object of this invention is to provide a paper cup formed of a blank, to provide integral base and handle formations, the base and handle being so formed as to permit nesting of the cup.

Still further it is an object of this invention to provide a base formation for a. paper cup or the like, incorporating a tongued base structure integral with the remainder of the cup and a reinforcing member associated with the, tongued formation to provide a firm base support.

Specifically, it is an object of this invention to provide a paper cup formation incorporating integral handleand base portions, the handle being cut out from the blank adjacent one of the radial overlapping edges thereof, and the base being formed of a series of tongues, the sides of which are the legs of isoceles triangles which, when disposed in radial formation are contiguous to one another to provide a disk formation, there being associated with said disk formation a reinforcing element disposed within the cup and serving not only to provide a rigid base support,

but also aleak-proof joint.

These and other advantages, capabilities, and

features of the invention will appear from the subjoined detailed description of one specific embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawing-in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the paper cup is formed.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the blank in the process of shaping.

Figure 3 is a perspective view, partly in vsection, showing the base formation of a cup.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing speciflcaily an element of thebase.

Figure 5 is a perspective view, partly in section, of the paper cup as assembled.

Figure 6 is a plan view looking upwardly, of the base of the cup as assembled.

Referring to the reference characters in the drawing, numeral I represents a blank die-cut to provide an outer arcuate edge 6, and scored to provide an inner arcuate edge I, from which edge extends a series of die-cut tongues 8. the bases of which form part of the inner arcuate scored channel 2 l.

edge, and the sides of which are substantially the legs of an isoceles triangle. The sides 9 and Ill of the blank I are in the form of radially extending edges, on one edge 9 of which there is formed integral ear 2 and flap 3, the ear and flap 5 being separated from one another along the line of cut 4, and are displaceable with respect to radial edge 9 along the scoring line 5. Adjacent to and parallel to inner arcuate edge I there is formed scoring line H, to provide for annular 10 wall l2. Adjacent and parallel to outer arcuate edge 6 there are formed parallel spaced scoring lines 13 and i4, defining annular wall formations l5 and I6.

. Referring to Figures 2 and 3, blank I, as cut 5 and scored according to the disclosure of Figure 1, is bent about a vertical central axis to form the walls of a hollow truncated cone, the radial edge 9 being lapped over radial edge l0 all along their respective lengths and glued thereto as at II: the annular formation i2 formed by bending inner arcuate edge of the blank along scoring line i I, is disposed upwardly and inwardly of the peripheral surface of the truncated cone, adjacent the main wall of the blank and the radial-' 25 ly extending tongues 8 are disposed inwardly along scoring line 1 towards the vertical axis, the edges of the respective tongues being contiguous to form a circular base support i8 (see Figures 3 and 4) the walls l5 and ii are bent outwardly over along scoring lines i3 and I4 respectively, to

form downwardly and upwardly extending flanges respectively from the outer edge of the truncated cone to forma bead for the top of the container.

As shown in Figure 3, upon formation of the 35 segmental base support IS, an annular channel 2| is formed between wall ii of the support and the wall of the cup. There is disposed within the cup above support I9 disk I! having depending annular wall 20, which latter wall rests within The surfaces of support i8 and disk iii are preferably glued so that when the two are pressed, a solid base formation (see the bottom of Figure 5), is provided, not only to present a firm base for the cup, but also to make the 45 same leak-proof.

As shown in Figure 5, when the edges 9 and 1 ID of the blank are telescoped to form the overlapping sealing flange I1, ear 2 and flap 3 remain free of the completed structure, extending therefrom along scoring line 5; flap 3 is thereafter separated from ear 2 along out line I and, after gluing, disposed against the outer wall of the completed container. The ear 2 as thus presented, extends outwardly of the com- 55- pleted container to form a handle therefor, the

material forming the container being of such rigidity as to permit of use of the ear as a handle. In packing, the containers, the ear 2 may be folded adjacent the arcuate walls of the container along score line 5, to provide for nesting of the same for packing and use, the ear, however, being readily displaceable as shown in Figure 5, for use as specified.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

L In a container, a body portion, the lower edge of the'body being formed with an internal channel, tongues extending inwardly from the upper edge of the inner wall of the channel, said tongues being disposed in contiguous relation with one another to form a solid bottom for the container, and means co-acting with the channel to maintain the tongues in their contiguous relation and to reinforce the bottom.

2. In a container, a body portion, the lower edge of the body being formed with an internal channel, tongues extending inwardly from the upper edge of the inner wall of the channel, said tongues being disposed in contiguous relation with one another to form a solid bottom for the container, and means co-acting with the channel to maintain the tongues in their contiguous relation and to reinforce the bottom, said means including a disk adapted to rest on top of the bottom forming tongues, and a depending flange at the outer edge of the disk receivable in the chan nel and adapted to force the tongues into contiguous relation with respect to each other.

3. In a container, a wall formation shaped in the form of an inverted hollow truncated cone, the lower edge portion of the wall being bent upwardly and inwardly to form an ,annular channel, radial tongues extending inwardly from the upper edge of the inner wall of the annular SAMUEL REICH. 

